Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company: Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Actuator
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 4, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,111. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 FS2CHA, VS2DX, VS1DC, VS2RA, and VS1RA trailers manufactured April 14, 2014, to November 4, 2015, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators manufactured January 9, 2014, to October 28, 2014. The affected actuators may have an incomplete attachment of the internal rubber diaphragm to the actuation mechanism of the parking brake section of the Life Seal actuator.
The risk
If the diaphragm is not completely attached, there may be internal leakage from the service section past the diaphragm, potentially trapping air pressure in the parking brake section. This air pressure in turn, if not vented, may prevent full release of the actuator unit, and may induce brake drag and may result in overheated wheelend service brakes, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Utility will notify owners and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591. Utility's number for this recall is 14E075.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Utility FS2CHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Utility VS1DC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Utility VS1RA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Utility VS2RA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Utility Trailer VS2DX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utility FS2CHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utility VS1DC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utility VS1RA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utility VS2RA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utility Trailer VS2DX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V063000.
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